Send multichannel signals to any loaded patcher, without patch cords The mc.send~ object lets you send a multichannel signal to another patcher window or to another location within the same patcher window without using a patch cord. An mc.send~ object can be instantiated simply by typing into an object box the short-form letter "mc.s~". Cycling '74 MSP Send to mc.receive~ a TEXT_HERE Send to mc.receive~ a TEXT_HERE Name of the mc.send~ object Sets the name of the mc.send~ object. Sets the number of channels to send to mc.receive~. Sets how many channels mc.send~ should send to mc.receive~. Otherwise, default is (logical channel) 1. When working with receive~, this argument is optional and unnecessary as there is only one channel of audio. Clear all mc.receive~ and receive~ buffers associated with this object The clear message clears all of the mc.receive~ and receive~ buffers associated with the mc.send~ object. This message is only used with patchers which are being muted inside a subpatch loaded by the poly~ object. Double-click to find matching mc.receive~ objects Double-clicking on an mc.send~ object opens all windows containing mc.receive~ objects with the same name, and also lists the instance numbers of patches hosted in a poly~ object that share named mc.receive~ objects. Change the name of the mc.send~ object The word set, followed by a symbol, changes the name of the mc.send~ so that it connects to different mc.receive~ and receive~ objects that have the symbol as a name. (If no mc.receive~ or receive~ objects with the same name exist, mc.send~ does nothing.) Send a signal to all mc.receive~ or receive~ objects sharing its name The mc.send~ object sends its input signal to all mc.receive~ and receive~ objects that share its name. The mc.send~ object need not be in the same patch as the corresponding mc.receive~ and receive~ object(s). Input Channels Sets how many input channels the object should send to mc.receive~. Setting this attribute overrides the channel-count argument. Note that like other mc objects, changes to the chans attribute will not take effect until the next audio restart. Name Name the mc.send~ object. All mc.send~ objects that share the same name will send data to any mc.receive~ objects that share their name.

If you want a named mc.send~/ mc.receive~ object in a Max for Live device to be unique to the device, use three dashes (---) to start the name of your mc.send~/ mc.receive~ destination (e.g. s ---filtercutoff).

When your patch is initialized, it will replace the three dashes with a unique-to-Live number (e.g. s 024filtercutoff); The number of channels are specified by the channel-count argument (default is 1). The destination of the signal can be changed on the fly using the set message. An mc.receive~ object with the same name and channel-count receives the full output of mc.send~. When two or more mc.send~ objects are aimed at the same mc.receive~ object, the signals add together. When mc.send~ is aimed at a single-channel receive~ object, only the first channel is sent.

Note: The use of an mc.send~ object introduces a delay of one signal vector in any mc.send~/ mc.receive~ pair when a feedback loop is detected to allow for signal processing loops. Signals are routed remotely (i.e., sans patch-cord-connection).